Pencil-holder



.W. WILSON. PENCIL HOLDER.

Patented Sept. 3. 1895;

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFicE.

WILLIAM WILSON, or cLovnns'viLLn, NEW YORK.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,641, dated September 3, 1895.

' I Application filed May 16,1895. Serial No. 549,460- No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WILSON, of Gloversville, in the county of Fulton, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Holders, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to brackets for bolding pencils. 1

My object is to produce a bracket to be secured to the pocket of the waistcoat and adapted to grip'and detachably hold a pencil so. that it may be readily removed and replacedat'will, cheap and durable in its construction, and of great utility; and to that end my invention consists in the several new and novel features and combination of parts hereinafter described, and which are specifically set forth in the claim hereunto annexed. It is constructed as follows, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the pencil and holder. Fig. 2is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a front view thereof with pencil removed. Fig. 4 is a re view thereof. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line as a: of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is 'the device which grips the pencil.

A is the bracket, which is composed of a strip of metal a, constructed substantially as shown, having its upper end a, bent over and inwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and provided with a barb a", for the purposes hereinafter set forth. The upper end a is preferably reduced in size, so as to make the bracket light.

Upon theinner face of the strip of metal a,

between it and the piece a, is secured a guard b, being riveted to the piece a at its lower end, and its upper end provided with lateral arms I), which are placed around the upper end of the plate a. interposed between these two strips a and b is a piece of metal 0, having its upper end concaved, as at c, and free, solas to form a spring.

B is a clasp, constructed substantially as shown, open upon one edge, so as to allow it to fit the pencils 0 of Various sizes, and provided upon one side, preferably opposite to that of the opening, with a head (I.

My invention is operated as follows: The pencil is first placed within the clasp B, and the bracket A is then slipped onto the mouth of the pocket as far as it will go, the barb a gripping the cloth and securely holding it there.' The pencil, having the clasp B on it,

is then put in such aposition so that the passes down through the slotway e in the plate.

a, the head d engaging with the concaved part of the spring 0, where the pencil is detachably held until wanted.

. When it is desired to remove the pencil for use, it is pushed vertically out of the bracket, and when not in use is returned to its position in the bracket, as above set forth.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A bracket comprising a plate having its upper end bent over, a guard and spring secured to the said plate as shown and the u er end of said plate being provided with a slotway.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 3d day of May, 1895.

WILLIAM WILSON.

In presence of- WM. 0. MILLs, HOWARD P. DENISON. 

